The short answer
- Up to 5 pages, designed for you
- Words drafted for you
- SEO built in from day one
- 10 revision rounds
- Hosting and HTTPS (the padlock)
- Backups and weekly checks
- A/B testing and small edits
- Cancel anytime
Your free 5-page website
Days, hours and address at the top, what to bring, how often people can visit, and a plain note that no one is judged.
Shifts and roles, age limits, what to wear, and a sign-up link to the tool you already use.
Most needed items, drop-off times, a food drive kit, and a Give button to your existing donation tool.
Information for churches, schools and agencies that want to refer clients or host a distribution.
Who runs the pantry, service area, and a contact form.
What a food pantry website has to do in the first 10 seconds
The visitor who most needs your site is searching on a cheap phone with a low data plan, possibly in a hurry, possibly embarrassed. They want to know: are you open, where, and what do I need to bring?
Put days, hours and address at the very top, in large text. Say plainly if you need no ID or proof of income. A second audience, volunteers and donors, comes next, with their own buttons lower down.
What is free and what Website Care covers
The free build is up to 5 pages, designed for you, with wording drafted from a consultation, a layout that loads quickly on phones and 10 revision rounds. It is the work we sell as the Launch Website for $399 one time.
Website Care is required at $30 per month. It covers hosting, HTTPS, backups, weekly checks, A/B testing and small edits. When your Thanksgiving hours change, that is a small edit. Recurring plans can be canceled anytime. Need more than 5 pages? We quote it before work starts.
How people find your pantry on Google and in AI assistants
The real searches sound like food pantry near me open saturday, free groceries in [zip code], how to get food assistance in [city] and where to donate canned food near me. Your pages are named and worded to match.
- Titles and headings with your town and the words people use.
- Structured data so Google and AI assistants like ChatGPT can read your address, hours and service area.
- An XML sitemap and pages that load fast on weak connections.
- Hours written the same way everywhere, so maps and search agree.
No one can promise rankings. For faster steps on volunteers, see our volunteer sign-up for food banks page.
Apply for your free website
Tell us about your group. A real person reviews it and gets back to you, usually within one business day.
Food pantry must-haves and pitfalls
- Hours that are always right. A wrong hour sends a family across town for nothing. Assign an owner for updates.
- Dignity in wording. Say "neighbors" and "shop" rather than anything that sounds like a test.
- Do not collect more than you need. A web form should not ask for immigration status or income documents.
- Languages. Add the main languages your neighbors speak to the Get food page, even if only a short block.
- Wish list. Keep the most-needed items current so donations match real needs.
- Donations. See the nonprofit donation flow guide.
Related: homeless shelters and housing programs and mutual aid groups.
How to get started
- Fill in the short form on this page.
- A real person reviews it and confirms you are a nonprofit or community group.
- We hold a consultation.
- We write the draft.
- You review and ask for changes.
- Launch, in as little as 48 hours for eligible small projects.
See the free nonprofit websites hub for other groups. We speak English and Spanish (se habla espanol).
More free nonprofit websites
The website build is free for nonprofits, houses of worship and community groups. Website Care at $30/month is required and can be canceled anytime. Sites larger than 5 pages are quoted before any work starts. Updated October 17, 2026.